COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Formerly Tail Wagger Black IPA
A Big Bold Hoppy IPA that finishes with a dark twist.
True to its IPA roots Dogzilla has a massive hop presence that is Piney and Citrusy. A malty backbone, along with the dark malt gives it a bit of a roasty finish. Brewed with Simcoe and Cascade Hops, Pale Malt, Munich, and Black Barley.
6.9% abv and 69IBU’s

22 oz bottle. pours a deep, oily black with a big tan head. aroma is definitely hoppy, with a nice balance of grapefruit and chocolate malt. flavor is a nice blend of dark malts and piney hops. enjoyed this with one of my favorite Thai meals and the balance between the spice of the curry and bite of the hops was perfect.

Nice looking creamy cappuccino looking head... descent lacing atop dark dark brown verging on black brew... still very clear with walnut highlites when held to a light... very much like a schwarzbier.
Aroma is a very nice balanced mix of pine hops mixed with a little chocolate... not too roasty.
Flavor is a big smack of American hops and quite a bitter bite.. still very balanced though albeit toward the hop spectrum. Malts are chocolate and coffee not too sweet.. lingering grapefruit/piney finish that is fairly dry. Body is lighter than expected but IMHO that ramps up the drinkablity a notch or two... really the dark malts lend a very nice and fairly unexpected complexity.

From the 650 ml. bottle. It was bottle 03/11/15. Dark brown pour to near black and tan head. Aroma is more subdued in malts and more forward with charcoal and dark malts. Resiny hops. The body is smooth and around medium. The taste has a solid bitterness once I get through the roasted malts, which are far more subdued.

(Bottle) The initial taste is actually pretty good but there’s a very bitter piney citrus aftermath that is totally at odds with it. Very unbalanced and a poorly-constructed black IPA attempt although not without some merrit.

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